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The Brain

The Story of You

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This is the story of how your life shapes your brain and how your brain shapes your life. Locked in the silence and darkness of your skull, the brain fashions the rich narratives of your reality and your identity.

Join renowned neuroscientist David Eagleman for a journey into the questions at the heart of our existence. What is reality? Who are 'you'? How do you make decisions? Why does your brain need other people? How is technology poised to change what it means to be human?

In the course of his investigations, Eagleman guides us through the world of extreme sports, criminal justice, facial expressions, genocide, brain surgery, gut feelings, robotics, and the search for immortality.

Strap in for a whistle-stop tour into the inner cosmos. In the infinitely dense tangle of billions of brain cells and their trillions of connections, something emerges that you might not have expected to see in there: you.

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Critic reviews

"Entertaining and profound: page-turning neuroscience from a bit of a genius." (Guardian)
"Clear, engaging and thought-provoking." (Nature)
"The posterboy of neuroscience with ideas that will stretch your mind." (Observer)
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Very well written and researched a great book for parents, teachers and professionals. Really awesome

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Brilliant, fascinating, amazing. If there was a gun to my head and I had to come up with a criticism, it would be that Freud was included and described as a 'scientist'. I would argue that he was more of a mystic. His theories were anything but scientific and much, clearly nonsensical - Oedipal/castration complex, penis envy etc. But a superb listen none the less..

Superb!

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Have found a new appreciation for what our brain does for us. Great narration, very interesting the whole way through.

Highly recommended.

Eye opening

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I have to say I have enjoyed & learned some great facts about our brains, listened over the week of journeys to work & it passed the journey great. worth the listen.

Great listen

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a very interesting book very informative and full of fascinating facts about how our brains work

a thought provoking book

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